Word autocreates styles no matter what

[Susan W Gallagher]

Nancy, you're half way there. Besides the option you've already turned off,
go to Tools > Options > Edit tab and uncheck "Keep track of formatting". It
takes turning off both of those options to stop runaway style creation.
HTH!
-Sue Gallagher


On 5/1/08, Nancy Allison <maker at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I've found a solution to my problem, but I don't understand the problem
> and wonder if I'm missing something.
>
> You know how Word creates new styles...
>
> According to Word help and every online site I found, if you deselect
> "Define styles based on your formatting", (Tools/Autoformat As You Type
> tab), this behavior goes away.
>
> It doesn't. Selected, deselected, Word keeps adding new styles. Why? Am I
> missing something?
>